OZONE FEASIBILITY STUDY.

Abstract

The goal of the work done under these contracts was to determine the feasibility of using ozone as a propellant for a rocket motor system. The first phase of the work was the determination of the quantity of solubilizer required to completely solubilize O3-O2 solutions and to establish adiabatic U-tube shock values and critical diameters for the homogeneous solutions. These data were then used to determine the maximum concentration of ozone which could be safely handled in flow tests. The calculations are presented for various rocket motor and flow parameters used in the design of these tests. Flow and burner studies have been successfully completed using a solubilized ozone solution in a simulated rocket motor system. It was concluded that an ozone, oxygen and fluorine solution containing about 30 weight percent ozone and at least 14% fluorine, when handled under carefully controlled conditions, is a feasible rocket-propellant oxidizer. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0384281

Entities

People

  • A. H. Taylor
  • C. B. Desavigny
  • W. G. Marancik

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contracts
  • Cooperation
  • Diameters
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Fluorine
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Propellants
  • Rockets

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Organic Chemistry